Happy Post Christmas, Yule, Kwanzaa or whatever you may be celebrating this holiday season!
With the holidays also comes a great deal of stress. Between the traveling and the cost of buying gifts on top of just trying to survive financially & emotionally, the build-up of these stressors, can create short fuses.
While I'm not suggesting that anyone live by walking on eggshells, I am suggesting that you be aware of your surroundings and the temperaments of those around you. It could save your life.
I keep reading, almost daily, of someone being murdered by their spouse. This typically doesn't just happen out of the blue. There are signs/red flags that can lead up to horrible consequences.
I used to be in a terribly verbally/emotionally abusive marriage. While he didn't hit me, his words cut me like a knife and left scars no one could see and caused PTSD. Because of his volatile behavior, once he received the divorce paperwork, he was coming after me and I was told later that he wanted to kill me. I was fortunate enough to live in a smaller rural town where everyone knew him and our local police department was a tremendous help to me for many months.
All this to say, if you're in an abusive relationship, please SAVE YOURSELF!!
While I know it can be terrifying, believe me when I say you'll be so glad you got out when you did! You'll have peace in your life, and you'll still be ALIVE to help others out of similar situations.
Please don't allow yourself to be a statistic. If your spouse/significant other has promised you they'd change and they haven't, don't believe that lie ever again. Because I'm an empath, I kept believing it would get better and eventually we'd be a happy family. It did NOT get better, he kicked our daughter out of our home and two weeks later I took my son and left as my ex had gotten into my son's face, nose to nose, screaming and I was concerned my ex would hit our son. I sat there thinking "What the HELL am I doing to my kids??".
It wasn't easy, but with the support of friends and family, we were able to escape his wrath, and I want the same for anyone reading this who may be in an abusive situation.
I was extremely fortunate, and I want you to be safe as well! I don't want you leaving children and/or family members behind trying to deal with what happened to you.
Protect yourself at all costs!! We need you around!!!!
Blessed Be!!!
